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Disadvantagesnot suitable for all tasks, and java applications are little bit slow

...I have been a programmer since i was 15 years old and i haven't seen such a powerfull langauge as JAVA. I programmed in many different langauges like V.Basic, C and C++ and i concluded that JAVA is the best language especially for networking perpuses.
JAVA was originally designed by James Gosling in 1990. It started life as a new Programming language for Consumer Electroics, i.e intelligent...

...Full of Western promise was this offering from the stables of Sun; they also brought us the delightful Java. Alas, after letting the jini out of the bottle it failed to grant its wishes, at least to small devices.
What am I talking about? Jini the networking concept. The idea is of ad hoc networks of autonomous agents, a plug and play world of autonomous devices.
So what? Well it gives...

...If you're after a Java programming book and need to learn the basics fast, I don't think you can go far wrong with a book I borrowed from a friend. The book is called 'Essential Java 2 Fast' and is by John Cowell.
It covers all you need to know to to be able to write basic Java 2 applications and applets. Unlike mest other Java books I've looked at, this one isn't 'Noddy goes to toyland' in...